CVE-2025-67813: Quest KACE Desktop Authority · Incorrect Default Permissions
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Immediately audit and tighten the permissions on named pipes used by Quest KACE Desktop Authority to ensure only authorized system processes and administrators have access.
- Restrict local user privileges to the minimum necessary to prevent unauthorized access to IPC mechanisms.
- Monitor local system logs and IPC activity for unusual access patterns or unauthorized attempts to interact with named pipes.
- Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting suspicious local process interactions.
- Segregate management consoles and servers from general user workstations to limit exposure.
- Stay informed about official patches or updates from Quest and apply them promptly once available.
- Conduct regular security awareness training to reduce insider threat risks.
- Consider application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized processes from running and accessing IPC channels.
- Use host-based firewalls and access control lists to limit local network communication where feasible.
- Prepare incident response plans that include scenarios involving local privilege escalation and IPC exploitation.
Description
Quest KACE Desktop Authority through 11.3.1 has Insecure Permissions on the Named Pipes used for inter-process communication